Sources of soil CO2 in calcareous grassland with woody plant encroachment

Purpose

The objective of this study is to estimate the contribution of various sources that influence soil CO₂ concentrations in calcareous grassland.

Materials and methods

The research was performed at the Podgorski Kras plain (45?°33?? N, 13?°55?? E, 400?C430?m.a.s.l.) in the sub-Mediterranean region of Slovenia (SW Slovenia), where many meadows and pastures have been abandoned. In parallel to the measurement of soil respiration R _s, soil gas was sampled for stable isotope analysis. Samples were taken biweekly at two sites, Grassland and Invaded, from July 2008 until November 2010. In addition, daily variations in concentration and stable isotope composition of soil CO₂ were determined in May 2009. The partitioning of soil CO₂ concentrations was performed using stable isotope mass balance calculation.

Results and discussion

The concentration and isotope composition of soil CO₂ exhibited similar seasonal variations at both sites. Lower ??¹³C_CO2 values, ranging from ?28.2 to ?15.2 ??, which occurred during warm periods and higher values, up to ?12.1 ??, were typical of cold winter periods, from December to March. Organic sources were estimated to constitute between 78 and 99?% of total soil CO₂ during warmer periods from May until October. This contribution was lower during the winter, ranging from 46 to 77?%. In winter, the atmospheric component to soil CO₂ dominated, constituting up to 60?%. On average, the inorganic contribution was estimated to comprise 12?% of the soil CO₂ at all sampling locations. The contribution of this source to soil CO₂ concentration, at up to 41?%, was highest in Grassland during the growing season. The inorganic source of soil CO₂ was also an important component during daily variations. The highest contribution was observed during the day, in parallel to the highest respiration rates.

Conclusions

The inorganic pool is shown to be an important part of soil CO₂ in calcareous areas and should be considered as equal to organic CO₂ as a source in soil CO₂ partitioning.     

Offsetting global CO2 emissions by restoration of degraded soils and intensification of world agriculture and forestry

Increase in atmospheric concentration of CO₂ from 285 parts per million by volume (ppmv) in 1850 to 370 ppm in 2000 is attributed to emissions of 270 ± 30 Pg carbon (C) from fossil fuel combustion and 136 ± 55 Pg C by land‐use change. Present levels of anthropogenic emissions involve 6·3 Pg C by fossil fuel emissions and 1·8 Pg C by land‐use change. Out of the historic loss of terrestrial C pool of 136 ± 55 Pg, 78 ± 12 Pg is due to depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC) pool comprising 26 ± 9 Pg due to accelerated soil erosion. A large proportion of the historic SOC lost can be resequestered by enhancing the SOC pool through converting to an appropriate land use and adopting recommended management practices (RMPs). The strategy is to return biomass to the soil in excess of the mineralization capacity through restoration of degraded/desertified soils and intensification of agricultural and forestry lands. Technological options for agricultural intensification include conservation tillage and residue mulching, integrated nutrient management, crop rotations involving cover crops, practices which enhance the efficiency of water, plant nutrients and energy use, improved pasture and tree species, controlled grazing, and judicious use of inptus. The potential of SOC sequestration is estimated at 1–2 Pg C yr⁻¹ for the world, 0·3–0·6 Pg C yr⁻¹ for Asia, 0·2–0·5 Pg C yr⁻¹ for Africa and 0·1–0·3 Pg C yr⁻¹ for North and Central America and South America, 0·1–0·3 Pg C yr⁻¹ for Europe and 0·1–0·2 Pg C yr⁻¹ for Oceania. Soil C sequestration is a win–win strategy; it enhances productivity, improves environment moderation capacity, and mitigates global warming. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Short-term CO2 emissions from planted soil subject to elevated CO2 and simulated precipitation

Carbon dioxide emissions from soils beneath canopies of two Mediterranean plants, Artemisia absinthium L. and Festuca pratensis Huds. cv. Demeter, were monitored over a 7-day period that included an artificial precipitation event of 4 cm. The experiments were conducted using 0.2 m³ soil microcosms inside greenhouses with CO₂ concentrations of either 360 or 500 μmol mol⁻¹. Carbon dioxide flux from the soil surface, as calculated using a diffusive transport model agreed well with CO₂ flux measurements made using a dynamic flow system. Soil CO₂ emissions did not differ significantly between the 360 and 500 μmol mol⁻¹ CO₂ treatments when soils were dry (volumetric soil moisture content ≤9%). A simulated precipitation event caused an immediate exhalation of CO₂ from soil, after which CO₂ emissions declined slightly and remained constant for approximately 36 h. CO₂ emissions from soil microcosms with F. pratensis plants growing in 500 μmol mol⁻¹ CO₂ then rose to levels that were significantly greater than CO₂ emissions from soils in the microcosms exposed to 360 μmol mol⁻¹ CO₂. For A. absinthium growing in 500 μmol mol⁻¹ CO₂, the rise in soil CO₂ emissions following the wetting event was not significantly greater than emissions from soils with A. absinthium growing under 360 μmol mol⁻¹ CO₂. A. absinthium above ground biomass increased by 46.1 ± 17.9% (mean ± S.E., n = 4, P ≤ 0.05). Above ground biomass did not significantly increase for F. pratensis (14.4 ± 6.5%, P ≥ 0.10). Root biomass, on the other hand, increased for both species; by 50.6 ± 17.9% (P ≤ 0.05) for A. absinthium and by 55.9 ± 12.7% (P ≤ 0.05) for F. pratensis. Our results demonstrate two events following precipitation onto dry soils, an immediate release of CO₂ followed by a gradual increase from enhanced biological activity The gradual increase was greater for the herbaceous ruderal perennial F. pratensis under elevated CO₂.     

Plant-derived CO2 flux from cultivated peat soils

Abstract

Methods used to estimate the CO₂ emission from soil commonly measure the total CO₂ flux. To be able to quantify the net CO₂ emission from cultivated peat soils there is a need to distinguish between soil organic matter-derived CO₂ respiration and plant-derived respiration. In this investigation we used the root exclusion method to separate the plant-derived respiration from total CO₂ emission. The plant-derived contribution was estimated to be between 27 and 63% of total CO₂ emission depending on soil type and season. We also found a relationship between soil temperature, biomass growth and CO₂ efflux, which can be used to estimate plant-derived respiration. Due to the priming effect the root exclusion method is less reliable late in the season.     

有机农业发展的低碳机理分析

温室气体排放引起的全球气候变暖是人类关注的环境热点问题之一。本文从农业生态系统影响全球变暖的主要温室气体(CO₂、N₂O 和CH₄)的产生和排放出发, 探讨有机农业在生产减排和土壤固碳方面的机理。研究发现相对于常规农作而言, 有机农业在减排和固碳方面具有很大优势和潜力; 然而, 从长期来看, 通过土壤固碳减少大气温室气体的排放不是无限制的, 到一定程度后会达到一个平衡。因此, 更多的有效固碳途径和管理措施有待于进一步研究。同时, 从低碳理念出发, 强调中国加强有机农业环境效益研究的必要性。     

Laboratory experiments on nematodes from natural CO2 springs reveal species-specific tolerance to extreme CO2 concentrations

This study focuses on the CO₂-tolerance of soil nematodes from natural CO₂ springs (mofette fields). In laboratory experiments, we compared survival, reproduction, activity and reactivation of a CO₂-sensitive species with a CO₂-tolerant species. Both species survived even 100% CO₂, but in an inactive state. The higher the CO₂ concentration the more individuals entered inactivity. We found significant differences between the two species: more adults of the CO₂-tolerant species maintained activity and reproduction at higher CO₂ concentrations. Moreover, reactivation after inactivity was faster. Together with a higher juvenile mortality of the CO₂-sensitive species, these interspecific differences are conclusive to explain the niche separation of the two species that was observed in the mofette field.     

土壤CO2与喀斯特洞穴CO2季节变化响应分析

为了揭示土壤CO_2对洞穴内环境的意义,对大风洞和响水洞2016年洞内环境指标和上覆土壤的相关数据进行统计与回归分析。结果表明,洞内CO_2浓度、土壤CO_2浓度具有显著的季节性特征,土壤2#对应的洞内空气CO_2在夏冬两季差值达793~884mg/kg。土壤水PCO_2和滴水PCO_2在夏冬两季的差值最高可分别达1.12和0.41,因此洞内滴水PCO_2、土壤水PCO_2也表现出明显的季节性特征。土壤CO_2、洞内空气CO_2、洞内滴水PCO_2和土壤水PCO_2间均表现出一定的滞后现象,如4#土壤水PCO_2与滴水PCO_2的相关系数,由非滞后条件下的0.123上升至滞后条件下的0.596。同时在滞后条件下,土壤CO_2对洞内CO_2的贡献率的总和最高可达84.6%,高于非滞后条件下的值。     

半开放式CO_2和温度递增系统(CTGC)的改进:CO_2浓度控制效果

环境控制模拟系统,是开展农田生态系统对全球气候变化响应研究的有效手段,但目前应用于试验中的模拟系统均存在一定局限,如CO_2气体过量消耗、试验成本较高、模拟的试验环境与真实的自然环境差异较大、试验空间有限、不易重复等。针对这些问题,本研究对半开放式CO_2浓度和温度递增模拟系统(CTGC)进行了硬件升级和设计改进,针对其CO_2浓度的控制效果包括CO_2浓度监测、CO_2气体释放两大系统进行改进,使其能达到精准控制CO_2气体释放,降低试验成本,精确模拟未来高CO_2浓度的生产环境,其空间面积较大,适合多种作物同时试验。改进后的系统利用电磁阀组和CO_2浓度检测传感器组成的多通道监测系统,实时检测各处理区域内的CO_2浓度,实现精准监测。在CO_2气体释放源端,采用比例调节式减压器,有效减少了CO_2从储气罐中被减压后在气体管路中的压力积蓄,控制CO_2气体精量释放;系统将CO_2释放方式由纵向改为横向,释放管道由主管加支管组成,由控制流量调节阀将主管与支管相连接,使气室内形成均匀的CO_2释放区域,从而达到CO_2浓度梯度升高的模拟效果。试运行结果表明,改进后的CTGC系统可以实现CO_2浓度387±4.5、441±13.4、490±20.9、534±24.3和567±28.9μmol·mol-1的梯度递增,系统对环境变化的响应速度加快,能够精确实时监测气室内各处理区域CO_2浓度的变化,并实现CO_2气体的精量释放;系统内的CO_2浓度梯度递增趋于稳定,从而更好地模拟大气CO_2浓度逐渐升高的过程,满足作物对气候变化响应研究的需要。     

设施蔬菜连作障碍原因综合分析与防治措施

  目的  为了探索种养模式下,不同品种蚯蚓对连作土壤微生态及西瓜长势的影响,阐释蚯蚓防控西瓜连作障碍机制。  方法  基于连作6 a的西瓜设施大棚,以连作障碍成因为切入点,设置不投放蚯蚓（CK）、投放0.6 kg m⁻²赤子爱胜蚓（T1）、投放0.6 kg m⁻²威廉环毛蚓（T2）3个处理,监测不同时期土壤微生态、西瓜长势的变化动态,并分析它们之间的相关性。  结果  与CK相比,西瓜移栽前,T1、T2增加了土壤总养分（23.92% ~ 31.90%）、有效养分（10.67% ~ 13.70%）的含量;西瓜种植季,T1、T2显著降低土壤的pH（2.03% ~ 8.25%）、总酚酸（23.98% ~ 60.80%）、容重（3.79% ~ 5.39%）、西瓜枯萎病病原菌的数量（22.93% ~ 59.18%）,显著提高了细菌数量、土壤细菌/真菌比值,显著降低了西瓜枯萎病的发病率（10.00%以上）,促进了主蔓生长（增加了71.43%以上）。而与T1相比,T2能更好的改善土壤微生态环境,降低连作障碍的发生。  结论  蚯蚓能显著改善土壤微生态,促进西瓜生长,从而缓解连作障碍,而且土壤微生态、西瓜长势均与土壤微生物密切相关。     

Natural sinks of CO2: Technical synthesis from the palmas Del Mar Workshop

Natural CO₂ sinks in terrestrial and marine environments are important components of the global carbon cycle, yet the sign and magnitudes of key fluxes among them are unknown. The results of the Palmas Del Mar Workshop — Natural Sinks of CO₂ presented in this special issue and its companion hardbound volume of Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, provide a synthesis of current research on the carbon cycle, CO₂ sinks and associated processes and fluxes, and critical research needs to assess the potential role of forest and land-use management in carbon sequestration. The papers in this volume present data, observations, and model simulations that demonstrate: 1) the existence of natural CO₂ sinks that could mitigate a significant amount of CO₂ emissions from fossilfuel combustion; 2) probable, human-caused imbalances in C exchanges among vegetation, soils, and the atmosphere; 3) enhanced C storage in vegetation in response to excess atmospheric CO₂; 4) strong interactions among carbon, nutrient and hydrological cycles; and 5) an excess of carbon production over consumption in several, large managed forests. Although it appears unlikely that the search for the “missing” C sink required to balance the C budget will end in the open ocean, new estimates of C storage in mangrove wood and peat, suggest that coastal ecosystems have the capacity to store significant amounts of carbon in vegetation and sediments. Convincing analyses are also presented indicating the technical and economical feasibility of managing existing lands to sequester additional carbon. Long-term field studies of CO₂ fertilization effects and carbon cycling by plants and soils in geographically important systems, native forests, and coastal ecosystems will go a long way toward meeting the research needs identified at the workshop.     

Fluxes of methane from rice fields and potential for mitigation

Abstract. Methane (CH₄) is an important greenhouse gas. Flooded rice fields (paddies) are a significant source of atmospheric CH₄; estimates of the annual emission from paddies range from less than 20 to 100 million Tg, with best estimates of 50 × 20 Tg. The emission is the net result of opposing bacterial processes: production in anaerobic microenvironments, and consumption and oxidation in aerobic microenvironments, both of which occur sequentially and concurrently in flooded rice soils. With current technologies, CH₄ emission from rice fields will increase as production increases. Over the next 25 years rice production will have to increase by 65% from the present 460 Mt/y to 760 Mt/y in 2020. The current understanding of the processes controlling CH₄ fluxes, rice growth and rice production is sufficient to develop mitigation technologies. Promising candidates are changes in water management, rice cultivars, fertilization, and cultural practices. A significant reduction of CH₄ emission from rice fields, at the same time that rice production and productivity increase at the farm level, is feasible, although the regions where particular practices can be applied, and the trade-offs that are possible, have still to be identified.     

不同施肥方式对农田土壤CO2和N2O排放的影响

采用静态箱/气相色谱法研究不同施肥方式以及环境因子对农田土壤CO2和N2O排放通量的影响,结果表明,不同施肥方式对农田土壤CO2排放的季节模式无明显影响,但是影响了N2O排放的季节模式。不同施肥方式对土壤CO2排放通量影响不明显,主要影响土壤N2O排放,整个小麦、玉米生长季,分两次施肥的F2与分四次施肥的F1相比,土壤N2O排放量增加,化肥配合有机肥施用(MF)的土壤N2O通量大于单纯的化肥处理,秸秆还田降低了土壤N2O的排放。相关分析结果表明,土壤CO2排放与大气温度、地表温度、土壤温度和土壤水分均呈显著正相关关系(P<0.01)。由于肥料施用的影响,土壤N2O排放和土壤温度、水分的相关分析并不显著。土壤N2O排放受土壤硝态氮和铵态氮变化的影响。     

The CO2 emission from technogenic fluoride-polluted soils of agroecosystems

The long-term investigations (1996–2002) of the gray forest soils in the agroecosystems of the Lake Baikal basin, including technogenic soils that are fluoride-polluted by emissions of the Irkutsk aluminum (SUAL) plant, revealed the specificity of the seasonal and long-term dynamics of the CO₂ emission. The fluoride pollution is shown to activate the mineralization of soil organic matter and, thus, to increase the gaseous carbon losses.     

柚子花芳香油超临界CO2萃取研究

介绍了新鲜柚子花中芳香性成分超临界CO2萃取分离工艺和分析检测方法,重点探讨了压力、温度、时间对萃取率的影响.应用正交试验优化得出:影响萃取的主次因素依次为为萃取压力、萃取温度、萃取时间;较佳工艺参数为:压力18MPa,温度50℃,时间90 min,流量25 L/min,得到超临界柚子花芳香油的萃取率高达2.7‰.应用气相色谱-质谱联用仪共鉴定出39个组分,占总芳香油的91.281%.通过对柚子花的深度加工研究,为开发高附加值的柚子花香精提供科学依据.     

超声强化超临界CO2萃取人参皂苷的研究

为了探讨超声波对超临界CO2萃取(SCE)的影响,考察了在不同萃取温度、萃取压力、萃取时间和流体流量下,有、无超声时超临界CO2萃取人参皂苷的萃取率.试验结果发现,超声强化超临界CO2萃取(USCE)的合适萃取温度比没加超声(SCE)时的低10℃;在各自合适的萃取压力下,USCE的皂苷萃取率是SCE的1.64倍;CO2流体的流量大更有利于USCE.在SCE中,超声的加入能明显提高产物的萃取率和生产效率,降低生产能耗和节约生产成本.     

超临界CO2流体萃取槟榔中的槟榔碱

为了优化超临界CO2萃取槟榔碱的工艺参数,通过三元二次通用旋转组合设计实施试验,考察了萃取温度、萃取压力和萃取时间因素对槟榔碱萃取量的影响.试验结果表明:超临界萃取的温度对槟榔碱萃取量有极显著的影响,萃取时间和压力的影响较小.同时确定了槟榔碱萃取的最佳工艺参数为萃取温度72°C,压力57 MPa,时间26 min.在此条件下,槟榔碱的萃取量为6143.71/μg/g,达到理论最大萃取量的95.3%,所得萃取物中槟榔碱的百分含量晕为(25.85±0.41)%.     

Evolution Of CO2 from amino acids in tobacco plant

Abstract

Amino acids in the free state in the higher plants play important roles in the nitrogen metabolism. Contents of amino acids in tobacco plants grown in the various conditions have been reported by many workers (1?15). Physiological roles of amino acids in tobacco plant have been regarded as the intermediates of protein synthesis or degradation, and the those of nicotine synthesis.     

Emissions of trace gases (CO2, CO,CH4, and N2O) resulting from rice straw burning

Emissions of trace gases (CO₂, CO, CH₄, N₂O) resulting from rice straw burning were measured by using the open chamber method. The carbon contained in rice straw was mainly released to the atmosphere as CO₂. The percentage of CO₂-C emitted in total C in rice straw was in the range of 57–81%, followed by CO-C (5–9%). The percentages of CH₄-C and N₂O-N in total C and N in rice straw were in the range of 0.43–0.90 and 1.16–1.50%, respectively. In the case of the rice straw which had been left in the field for a period of one month after harvest, emission of imperfect combustible gases such as CO and CH₄ during burning increased slightly, while that of perfect combustible gas, CO₂, was reduced. The amount of CH₄ emission from rice straw burning was comparable to that from paddy fields.     

从传统农业到低碳农业*-- 国外相关政策分析及启示

改革开放30年后,我国经历了从传统农业向高耗能、高排放、高产出生产方式的转变,虽然取得了粮食增产、农民收入增长等重大成就,但这种农业模式给自然环境和农业的可持续带来的巨大挑战,在自然生态环境和资源利用等方面面临增长的瓶颈。总结和分析世界上主要发达国家促进低碳农业发展的相关政策,具体包括:通过具体目标控制温室气体排放;加强对肥料和废料的管理和使用,规范农业生产环节;实施能源税,鼓励新能源应用;加强技术研究,保护以及进行生态环境综合治理;实施农业补贴,通过经济手段达到促进政策的有效性;鼓励公众和私营部门参与低碳农业实践;在农业生产中,通过碳评估对农业能源消耗和污染进行有效的监督和控制;对有机食品进行严格的标准控制等。阐述了目前发达国家的主要政策性工具,及其主要目的和作用。为应对全球气候变化的环境,探索新型农业发展模式和增长方式,从政策创新上为实现农业低能耗、低排放和低污染发展提供借鉴。